Round 1

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Lozoya handled Norsworthy in the first.

Lozoya tries to back his opponent up against the cage, but
Norsworthy angles out to the center and flicks out a few kicks to
keep him at range. Tight, high stance from Lozoya as he presses
forward, swinging big overhand rights and looking for early the
homerun shot. A couple of the punches clip Norsworthy and get him
to back up a few steps, but no major damage seems to be done.
Lozoya changes levels and easily drives Norsworthy to the ground,
landing in his open guard. Norsworthy gets to a knee and Lozoya
stands to catch his transitioning opponent in a quick guillotine
choke.

Norsworthy resists for a moment, but the choke is locked on and
he’s forced to tap before he passes out.

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Round 1

Esparza charges forward and bombs on Hancock with punches, but he
quickly changes tactics and opts for a takedown as the
middleweights run up against the cage. Hancock is put on his back,
where he instantly hunts for a kimura submission on Esparza’s left
arm. Esparza looks to be in trouble momentarily but soon frees the
arm and begins connecting with some heavy ground-and-pound. Hancock
slows the assault by swinging his legs around, threatening with an
armbar, so Esparza stands to escape danger. Hancock follows suit,
runs straight at Esparza and gets grounded again. This time, the
185ers get back to their feet in a few seconds. Hancock is
breathing very heavily now, his face turning bright red just two
minutes into the opening stanza. He tries to clinch but Esparza
just tosses him back to the canvas. Hancock throws up a
triangle-armbar but Esparza stands and steps over his opponent’s
head to loosen the triangle. Hancock switches to a leglock attempt,
but there’s nothing there either. Another triangle from Hancock
sees Esparza try to slam his way free, but Hancock gets a hand on
the mat to lessen the impact. Yet another triangle from Hancock
fails to produce a tap, and Esparza finishes the round on top.

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Round 2

Esparza opens the action in round two with a few good right hands,
then turns a rear waistlock into yet another takedown. Hancock
looks tired, unable to escape from underneath as Esparza lands
short, grinding ground-and-pound. Hancock gets cut open above his
right eye, and soon the mat beneath the men is coated with red
blood. The action slows toward the middle of the round, prompting a
late standup from referee Don Turnage. The middleweights are back
on their feet for only a few seconds before Esparza brings the
fight back to the floor. Hancock throws up his legs, looking for
another triangle setup, but he’s much more tired now and there’s no
submission to be found. Hancock nearly manages to turn a kimura
into a sweep in the final 20 seconds but once again he finishes the
round on his back.

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Round 3

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Hancock ttapped Esparza late.

Esparza scores another quick takedown to begin the final frame, but
this time, Hancock is able to come out on top in the scramble. He
catches Esparza kneeling and traps one arm behind Esparza’s back to
land about a dozen unfettered right hands to the face. Hancock
stops punching and jumps on Esparza’s back instead, then secures
his hooks and applies a rear-naked choke. Esparza tries to bury his
chin but it’s too late, and Hancock uses the RNC to force a tap and
complete a wild comeback win.

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Round 1

Zamora switches between orthodox and southpaw stances as he hops
awkwardly around the cage, but before he can throw much of
anything, he pokes Trinh in the eye with his outstretched left
hand. Trinh recovers quickly and puts Zamora on the ground in a
hurry, then steps over to full mount. Trinh peels off to try an
armbar but can’t get the tap, and now it’s Zamora grabbing for a
heel hook.

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Trinh armbarred Zamora easily.

The 130-pounders are tangled up in a leglock battle now 90 seconds
into the round. Neither man appears close to finishing a hold but
neither will release. Two minutes in, Trinh lets go of the leg and
scrambles to keep top position. Zamora wraps him up tight in half
guard, so Trinh leans across his opponent’s body and drives elbows
into his ribs. Zamora tries to bump and sweep, winds up on his
knees driving forward on a single-leg attempt. Trinh sprawls and
then steps over the kneeling Zamora’s body to go belly-down on an
armbar. This time, Zamora taps out.

The Official Result

Round 1

After a tense 45 seconds of circling and pawing with jabs, the
southpaw Torres presses forward and looks to clinch. Wren reverses
straight away and puts Torres’ back against the fence, pinning him
there with an underhook. As he leans his weight against Torres,
“The Big Pygmy” uses his free left hand and elbow to send a couple
shots upstairs. Wren grabs for a bodylock but can’t get his arms
around Torres, and now referee John McCarthy splits up the inactive
big men midway through the round. They’re back in the clinch 20
seconds later, Wren on the outside again. Torres scores with a few
body blows as he’s pressed against the cage, but Wren slows that
down with a nice uppercut inside. There’s more slow going between
the heavyweights even after they separate, as they continue to
circle and jab in the middle. Wren grabs a Thai clinch and sends a
pair of knees up the center. Torres waves him on and is rewarded
with an errant kick to the groin; he recovers from the foul and the
final 10 seconds run off without incident.

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Round 2

Torres tries to get a little more busy with his hands as the second
round opens but he’s quickly shut down by another clinch from Wren.
The heavyweights hang out on the fence for a few seconds, separate
and then return to the clinch, still with Wren on the outside. Wren
doesn’t appear to be having much trouble holding this position, but
he’s also not doing much with it. A couple knees come up the center
and connect to the body of Torres, but that’s about it through the
midway point of the round and the fight. With 1:45 on the clock,
Wren willingly backs up to the center of the cage and leaves Torres
with his back on the fence. Torres steps cautiously out to the
center, where the tired heavyweights lean in front of one another
for 30 seconds before Wren clinches up again.

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Round 3

There’s more clinching at the start of the final round, followed by
more of the fighters standing a few feet apart in the middle of the
cage and staring at one another.

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Wren outslugged Torres over 15 minutes.

Wren digs an underhook and shoves Torres against the cage, slams
his body with a couple right hands and then backs away. The
sequence repeats a few times, and each time Wren lets go, Torres
just stays put on the cage, draws a deep breath with his hands on
his waist and waits for Wren to come back. With 85 seconds on the
clock, they move back to the middle, Torres raising his arms and
smirking at Wren for reasons which are entirely unclear. Wren just
hugs him against the cage some more as the final minute ticks down.
Far too late, the heavyweights begin to throw hands just as the
fight comes to an end.

The Official Result

Round 1

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Langellier hit a beautiful brabo choke.

Ivy ducks under an early high kick and tries to run his opponent to
the ground, but it’s Langellier who comes out on top in the ensuing
scramble. “The Slim Reaper” shoves Ivy up against the base of the
cage and steps over into full guard less than 90 seconds into the
bout. Langellier lands a few short, hard right hands before Ivy is
able to get a knee inside and reclaim half guard. Ivy rolls to his
knees, but Langellier sees the move coming and is waiting to snatch
up Ivy’s neck.

Langellier wraps up the D’arce choke and drops to his back, where
he squeezes on the neck until Ivy submits.

The Official Result

Round 1

Hollis catches the first leg kick from Yanez and runs him to the
ground in the center of the cage. Yanez shifts underneath,
threatening to kick up his legs for an armbar or triangle as Hollis
scoots him backward toward the fence. As they near the wall, Hollis
raises up to land a few strikes, but the space gives Yanez room to
escape and scramble to his feet. Yanez turns the tables with a
takedown of his own but has trouble navigating past Hollis’ long
limbs and eventually has to stand. Hollis is back on his feet with
80 seconds remaining in the opening round. Yanez wants to clinch
again, gets tossed to the ground but winds up on top in the
scramble. He allows Hollis to stand again which proves to be a
mistake, as Hollis hits another takedown and finishes the round on
top.

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Round 2

Hollis touches the side of Yanez’s face with a few pawing right
hooks, but it’s Yanez scoring the harder strikes as he swings and
connects with two or three good left hooks. This sends “Riptide”
shooting for another takedown, which he completes but can’t
capitalize on, as Yanez scrambles right back up. The bantamweights
clinch on the fence, Hollis’ back to the fence until he opts to
drop to guard to try a choke. Yanez quickly escapes the sub attempt
and passes to full mount, but he’s forced out of that just as fast
when Hollis threatens with a leglock. Yanez escapes from this, too,
and now stands over Hollis, stacking up his legs and dropping
punches. Yanez is patient as he looks for an opening to land more
strikes or come back to the ground in an advantageous position.
Finally, with 30 seconds on the clock, Yanez lands in cross side
control on Hollis’ right side. Hollis rolls to escape the position
just before time expires.

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Round 3

Yanez gets Hollis in a bodylock on the fence and trips him to the
canvas about one minute into the final frame. Hollis throws up his
legs from the bottom, hunting for a submission, but he only gets
three good left hands on the chin for his trouble. Hollis continues
to angle for subs as the 135ers fight on the floor, while Yanez
keeps landing short right hands when he can find the openings.

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Yanez cruised past Hollis over 15.

At the two-minute warning, Yanez stands up over Hollis, shucks his
legs and tries to come down in side control. Hollis shifts his hips
to avoid the bad position and tries to take off Yanez’s head with
an upkick. Yanez dodges the strike and kneels down in side control
on Hollis’ left side, but the lanky Hollis gets a knee in between
them to create space. Yanez is having trouble finding the space to
strike here in the late going but he refuses to let Hollis stand
up. Hollis appears to land an illegal upkick in the final 20
seconds but Yanez offers no complaint and seems happy to finish the
fight on top.

The Official Result

Round 1

There’s plenty of leg-kicking and circling in the first two minutes
of the bout, but there doesn’t seem to be much damage inflicted by
either man. Sylvester makes a move by shooting for a takedown, and
he succeeds in planting Mahon on the canvas near the middle of the
cage. Mahon keeps an open guard, looking to escape or throw up a
submission, while Sylvester peppers him with short
ground-and-pound. With 90 seconds left, Mahon bursts back to his
feet and runs Sylvester against the fence with over-unders. Mahon
drops levels to hit a double-leg takedown but has to slow down
after hitting the mat, as Sylvester threatens with a loose
guillotine choke from half guard for the final 20 seconds of the
round.

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Round 2

Mahon gets another takedown, earlier in the round this time, but
he’s quickly swept underneath by Sylvester.

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Mahon won via awkward TKO.

The tables turn again 20 seconds later when Mahon sweeps back to
top position and begins elbowing Sylvester’s face from half guard.
Mahon doesn’t seem to be doing much damage with the strikes but
he’s making things uncomfortable by intermittently placing a
forearm across Sylvester’s throat. Inside the final minute, referee
John McCarthy calls for action from the fighters. Mahon responds by
unloading with a few dozen right hands to Sylvester’s body. It’s
not a sequence which would stop a lot of fights, but with Sylvester
offering virtually nothing in return, referee McCarthy opts to halt
the bout.

The Official Result

Round 1

The middleweights fight toward the fence, where they briefly engage
and then separate with a Villanueva uppercut. As soon as he gets
close enough to his opponent again, Villanueva grabs the Thai
clinch and shoots a knee up the center. This gets Knepp off
balance, stumbling around the edge of the cage, where Villanueva
finds him with a left hook and another uppercut. Knepp drops to his
knees and Villanueva pounds away with follow-up punches until
referee Kerry Hatley intervenes.

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Round 1

Pineda connects with his first right hand down the center and then
keeps Sanchez off balance with a chopping leg kick. A short left
hook lands for Pineda as he presses forward on Sanchez, shooting
once they near the fence and completing a strong takedown. Sanchez
tries to roll through and escape but leaves his back exposed, and
Pineda nearly secures back-mount. Instead, Sanchez rolls again and
puts Pineda back in guard. Pineda slams him with a couple good left
hands before Sanchez is able to scramble back to his feet. Back to
the center go the 150-pounders, now two minutes into a busy first
round. Pineda closes the gap again but it’s Sanchez grabbing the
Thai plum and driving a knee up the center. Pineda keeps hold and
wraps up Sanchez’s legs to force another takedown, this time right
in the center of the cage. Sanchez bumps and sweeps but Pineda gets
fancy and tries to catch a triangle in the transition. Sanchez
slips out, leaving Pineda on his back to attack the legs of “El
Matador.” The submission threat forces Sanchez to come back to the
mat, where Pineda comes out on top. Pineda spends the final 40
seconds of the round in Sanchez’s half guard, grinding with short
strikes.

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Round 2

Pineda puts a hard spinning kick in Sanchez’s breadbasket, but
seconds later it’s Sanchez knocking the off-balance Pineda to the
floor with a punch to the chest. Sanchez follows his opponent to
the ground and gets tangled up in Pineda’s half guard. Sanchez
lands a few short shots on the mat before Pineda jumps up. However,
once he’s on his feet, Pineda is greeted with a pair of clinch
knees. They fight toward the fence, where Pineda wraps up Sanchez
and trips him to the ground. Sanchez tries to make things
uncomfortable for Pineda with a body triangle from the bottom,
though it doesn’t seem to faze Pineda, who continues to shove
Sanchez around the perimeter of the cage. Referee Jacob Motalvo
brings the fighters to their feet with 90 seconds on the clock, but
they’re back down within seconds after an ill-conceived high kick
from Pineda allows Sanchez to take top position. From the bottom,
Pineda attacks the legs of Sanchez until he’s able to regain his
footing. Back up with 40 seconds left, Pineda shoots under a punch
from Sanchez and closes out the round with one more takedown to
half guard.

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Round 3

Pineda puts a front kick in the gut of Sanchez before changing
levels and hitting a takedown in the center of the cage. Sanchez
sweeps almost immediately and passes to side control on Pineda’s
right. Pineda reclaims guard, so Sanchez postures up and drops
three hard hammerfists on his face. Back down comes Sanchez, now to
land punches while wrapped up in Pineda’s closed guard. Sanchez
stands, shucks the legs and dives back to the mat with a hard right
hand that connects square on Pineda’s face. Sanchez is beginning to
overwhelm Pineda with volume, even as Pineda rolls to his left and
escapes to his feet. Sanchez traps him against the fence and
attacks Pineda’s legs with knee strikes in the clinch. Pineda
catches Sanchez throwing a spinning elbow and takes his back, so
“El Matador” rolls to the ground and comes out on top in the
scramble.

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Sanchez destroyed Pineda's eye.

Pineda goes for Sanchez’s legs once again; this time, Sanchez seems
less concerned and uses the attempt to spin around and take
Pineda’s back with just over one minute remaining. Pineda rolls to
his back, surrendering mount, but he muslces his way out by pushing
Sanchez off and jumps back up. Toe to toe in the middle of the cage
with 40 seconds left, Sanchez decks the bloody and swollen Pineda
with a hard right cross. Pineda tries a spinning kick and gets
taken down again, and that may be all she wrote. Sanchez holds down
Pineda for the last half minute, sending this one to the judges for
a decision.

The Official Result

Round 1

Vassell lands a nice leg kick early which is answered by an inside
thigh kick from Newton, but the latter strays wide and clips
Vassell on the cup. The Englishman recovers after a few seconds and
comes back to land a trip takedown near the fence, then another
after Newton gets back to his feet. Vassell sets up in side control
on Newton’s left, then steps over to full mount and looks to frame
up an arm-triangle choke. Newton gets his head and arm free but
can’t buck Vassell off of him. The former Bellator champ rolls to
his stomach, surrendering his back to Vassell, who quickly
establishes his hooks. Vassell lands half a dozen short right hands
to the side of Newton’s head, trying to soften him up for a
submission. Newton gets to his knees and Vassell locks up a body
triangle to keep his position, then pulls Newton backward toward
the mat. With one minute on the clock, Newton is on his side,
leaning to his left with Vassell locked onto his back. Newton rolls
to his back, giving up full mount; this time he’s able to roll
Vassell out of positon and scramble out of the precarious position.
Vassell stays glued to his opponent, nearly keeping him on the
ground but ultimately releasing him from the clinch on the fence.
Suddenly, Newton gets a bodylock on Vassell in the middle of the
cage and slams him to the ground just before the bell.

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Round 2

Newton catches a kick from Vassell and tries to run him to the
ground, but the rangy Brit sprawls out of the early takedown
attempt. A short right hand connects for Vassell, answered by a
harder right over the top from Newton. Same as in the opening
round, Newton throws an inside thigh kick and it winds up on
Vassell’s cup. Referee Kerry Hatley pauses the action to allow
Vassell to recover but does not take a point away from Newton for
the second infraction. When the fight resumes, Vassell slugs down
the center with a straight left hand, then catches Newton coming
forward and clips him with a right hook behind a jab. Newton gets a
trip takedown in the middle of the cage and thwarts Vassell’s
attempt to hit the switch. Newton lands in position for an
arm-triangle but Vassell defends and rolls to his knees. Newton
follows and holds Vassell with a rear waistlock, slamming him
violently back to the canvas. Vassell stands again but can’t shake
Newton, who’s glued to “The Swarm” as they fight over to the fence.
Newton throws a knee in the clinch and once again hits Vassell with
a low blow. Vassell grimaces and then drops to his knees in pain
after referee Hatley separates the 205ers. It looks bad for a
minute with Vassell immobile on the ground, but eventually he
composes himself and gets back to his feet. The referee takes one
point from Newton for the third foul, and the fight is back on with
just about 60 seconds on the clock. Newton grabs a kick from
Vassell and tries for a takedown, but he’s fended off.

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Round 3

Newton presses forward at the start of the final frame, perhaps
aware that a finish may be his only route to victory after the
second-round point deduction. He clips Vassell with one of his
trademark spinning backfists, then closes the distance and clinches
near the fence. Newton hits a takedown and sets up in Vassell’s
open guard, trying to mount offense but being stymied by his
lengthy opponent. Vassell is back on his feet with 3:00 on the
clock, still held against the fence by the underhook of Newton.

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Newton didn't do much but foul Vassell.

The Englishman pulls down Newton’s head in the Thai clinch and
delivers a pair of knees as he reverses to the outside position.
Two minutes left and now it’s Vassell dropping levels to hit a
takedown, planting Newton awkwardly on his seat at the base of the
fence with his right leg bent underneath. Vassell flattens out his
man, steps over to full mount and drops cautious left hands as he
keeps heavy chest-to-chest pressure. Vassell doesn’t want Newton to
escape here in the final minute, and he gets his way, finishing the
round and the fight in full mount, dropping punches on Newton to
the final bell.

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Round 1

The lightweights touch gloves and then commence the swinging, with
Guillard connecting first and sending Campos backward a few steps
with a hard right hook. Guillard gives chase, grabs the collar tie
and hits Campos with a level elbow in the clinch. Campos stumbles
back some more but Guillard chases after him and runs straight into
an accidental headbutt. Now it’s Guillard on wobbly legs, fighting
to fend off a takedown attempt, but Campos ultimately wrestles him
to the ground near the fence inside the opening minute. Campos
works from half guard on Guillard’s right side and leans across to
the left, perhaps looking for an arm-triangle choke as he keeps his
left arm looped behind Guillard’s neck. With two minutes on the
clock, Campos postures up and throws a few hard punches but
Guillard is able to dodge them and scramble back to his feet. The
fighters are toe-to-toe in the middle of the cage again, 90 seconds
left in the round. Guillard drives home a few straight right hands,
each time sliding out of the pocket before Campos can land a
counter. Now it’s the jab of Guillard flashing in Campos’ face;
now, a leg kick. It’s not a busy last minute but what action there
is goes in Guillard’s favor.

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Round 2

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Campos savaged Guillard on the feet.

Campos walks Guillard toward the fence and clips him with an
awkward left hand on the chin. Guillard slumps down a little and
then goes truly wobbly when Campos comes across the middle with a
right. Guillard is out on his feet, trying to swing back, trying to
bob and weave, but Campos smells blood and he’s out to finish.
Campos cracks Guillard with several clean punches, but Guillard
manages to stay on his feet, despite big damage. Finally, a speedy
two-piece finds Guillard’s face and finally knocks him unconscious,
sending “The Young Assassin” slumping to the ground and forcing
referee Don Turnage to halt the contest.

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Round 1

Veteran referee “Big” John McCarthy is the third man in the cage
for the heavyweight co-main event. Harris gets clipped with Kimbo’s
first left hand, grabs for Slice’s legs but comes up with nothing.
Harris walks forward and gets wrapped up, then slammed to the
ground. Kimbo passes straight to full mount and puts his weight on
Harris, who clasps his hands around Slice to wrap up tight from
underneath. Kimbo tries to pry himself loose but “Dada 5000” is
giving him no space. After a minute of this, referee McCarthy calls
for action. Harris releases his hold, waits for Kimbo to posture up
and then tangles his legs to trip Slice to the ground. The
heavyweights climb back to their feet, where Harris pushes Kimbo
against the cage and throws a few foot stomps before being
separated by the ref. “Dada” is on the charge, swinging his way
into range and then pressing Kimbo’s back to the fence again. Kimbo
escapes as they hit the 60-second mark and turns the tables by
holding Harris on the cage, though little happens in the clinch
before McCarthy breaks them up again. Kimbo swings a tired right
hand over the top, turning Harris’ head just before the bell.

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Round 2

The big men come out swinging at the start of the second, but there
looks to be significantly less power in both men’s punches after a
grinding, hard-fought first frame. Kimbo winds up changing levels
and floors Harris with another takedown inside the opening minute.
This time, Slice backs off after a few seconds and tells the ref to
bring Harris back to his feet. A few seconds later, Kimbo comes
back to complete another takedown at the fence. Referee McCarthy
warns Harris for grabbing Kimbo’s shorts as they grapple near the
wall. They don’t stay on the ground long, as the increasingly
impatient McCarthy stands the heavyweights up again. “Dada” stays
on his knees a few seconds too long and gets another warning. Once
he’s back up, Kimbo blitzes his tired opponent; a few punches seems
to graze but Slice is exhausted, too. Harris looks for a front
headlock on the fence and Kimbo goes willingly to his knees, where
he takes a short breather before driving forward for a slow-motion
takedown. Harris offers zero resistance as Slice passes to mount.
Shockingly, yet understandably, referee McCarthy stands up the
fighters with Slice in full mount. In the closing seconds of the
round, the fighters wobble around the edge of the fence, Harris
catching the side of Slice’s head with a couple thumping left
hands.

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Round 3

Harris picks up where he left off in round two, backing up Kimbo
with wide left hands until they hit the fence. Slice catches him
coming in and counters with an uppercut before the exhausted
heavyweights rest on the fence for a moment.

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Kimbo prevailed in a complete gong show.

Referee McCarthy breaks them up 45 seconds into the round.
Suddenly, Kimbo pounces and attacks “Dada,” who is standing with
his hands down and his back against the cage. Slice unloads his gas
tank with left hooks, right hands and an uppercut that leaves
Harris stumbling all the way across the cage. “Dada” is out on his
feet, leaning against the backpedaling Kimbo. As soon as Slice
separates himself and removes the support, Harris does a cartoonish
half-circle jog around the cage and flops to the ground, face
first. The crowd explodes as Kimbo Slice picks up a third-round
knockout victory.

Round 1

The two MMA pioneers do not touch gloves as the fight gets
underway, and Gracie lands the first strike with an outside leg
kick. Gracie flicks out a few more kicks to the legs and body while
Shamrock inches forward, not letting anything go in the opening two
minutes. Shamrock finally winds up for a punch and steps inside but
he’s sucked into the clinch by Gracie, who throws a few knees up
the middle. One of the knees appears to catch Shamrock on the cup;
he grimaces and lets out a pained noise as Gracie lands another
knee and whips him to the ground.

Gracie straddles Shamrock and drops three or four hammerfists
before referee Montalvo, who did not acknowledge the low blow,
steps in and waves off the contest.